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“Rabbi, Who Sinned?” Disability Theologies and Sin
Author(s) -
Lowe Mary Elise
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2012.00684.x
Subject(s) - ableism , doctrine , subject (documents) , intellectual disability , sociology , position (finance) , psychology , theology , philosophy , gender studies , psychiatry , computer science , finance , library science , economics
: The historic doctrine of sin has been harmful for persons with disabilities. Disability theologies need to articulate new definitions of sin that expose ableism and exclusion as social sins, and develop models of sin that resist any association of sin with disability, physical differences, mental health, or intellectual abilities. I suggest that disability theologies consider the following models of sin: failure to accept limit, invisibilization, discourse, subject position, and subjection.